Yes. Doc Watson has 159 songs listed in a dataset used to train AI music models.

Used for training 159

songs in LAION-DISCO-12M under the artist name

A list of 12 million songs on YouTube Music, gathered by walking artist pages, that LAION published in 2024 for training general music models.

Including Pretty Saro, In the Pines, Life Gits Teejus Don't It (feat. Merle Watson)

Listed under the artist name 159 songs in LAION-DISCO-12M

Matched exactly: this YouTube Music artist id is the one the dataset lists these songs under.

Pretty Saro

Listed as Doc Watson – Pretty Saro (Home Again!) · Watch on YouTube

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In the Pines

Listed as Doc Watson – In the Pines (Out in the Country (Digitally Remastered)) · Watch on YouTube

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Life Gits Teejus Don't It (feat. Merle Watson)

Listed as Doc Watson – Life Gits Teejus Don't It (feat. Merle Watson) (Doc Watson On Stage) · Watch on YouTube

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Reuben's Train (feat. Merle Watson, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant)

Listed as Doc Watson, Merle Watson – Reuben's Train (feat. Merle Watson, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant) (Home Sweet Home) · Watch on YouTube

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Windy & Warm

Listed as Doc & Merle Watson – Windy & Warm (Songs Doc Didn't Sing) · Watch on YouTube

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Life Is Like A River

Listed as Doc Watson – Life Is Like A River (My Dear Old Southern Hom) · Watch on YouTube

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I'm Gonna Lay My Burdens Down

Listed as Doc Watson – I'm Gonna Lay My Burdens Down (On Praying Ground) · Watch on YouTube

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I'm Troubled

Listed as The Doc Watson Family – I'm Troubled (The Doc Watson Family) · Watch on YouTube

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Dill Pickle Rag

Listed as Doc Watson – Dill Pickle Rag (Home Again!) · Watch on YouTube

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Turn The Lamps Down Low

Listed as Doc Watson, Richard Watson – Turn The Lamps Down Low (Third Generation Blues) · Watch on YouTube

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Kentucky Waltz

Listed as Doc Watson, David Grisman – Kentucky Waltz (Doc & Dawg) · Watch on YouTube

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Little Darling Pal Of Mine

Listed as Doc Watson – Little Darling Pal Of Mine (Southbound) · Watch on YouTube

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Little Maggie (feat. Merle Watson, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant)

Listed as Doc Watson, Merle Watson – Little Maggie (feat. Merle Watson, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant) (Home Sweet Home) · Watch on YouTube

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Down Yonder

Listed as Doc Watson – Down Yonder (Flatpicking Guitar Festival) · Watch on YouTube

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Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms

Listed as Doc Watson – Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms (The Vanguard Years) · Watch on YouTube

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Georgia Buck

Listed as Doc Watson – Georgia Buck (Doc Watson) · Watch on YouTube

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When He Reached Down His Hand for Me

Listed as Roger Sprung, Doc Watson – When He Reached Down His Hand for Me (Bluegrass Best) · Watch on YouTube

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All About You

Listed as Doc Watson, David Grisman – All About You (Doc & Dawg) · Watch on YouTube

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You Must Come In At The Door

Listed as Doc Watson – You Must Come In At The Door (On Praying Ground) · Watch on YouTube

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Alabama Jubilee

Listed as Doc Watson – Alabama Jubilee (Good Deal!) · Watch on YouTube

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Fiddle-tune Medley (East Tennessee Blues, Tennessee Wagoner, Beaumont Rag)

Listed as Doc Watson, David Grisman – Fiddle-tune Medley (East Tennessee Blues, Tennessee Wagoner, Beaumont Rag) (Doc & Dawg) · Watch on YouTube

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Groundhog

Listed as Doc Watson – Groundhog (The Essential Doc Watson) · Watch on YouTube

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Grandfather's Clock (Sugar Hill Version)

Listed as Doc Watson – Grandfather's Clock (Sugar Hill Version) (My Dear Old Southern Hom) · Watch on YouTube

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Handsome Molly

Listed as Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley – Handsome Molly (Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962) · Watch on YouTube

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The Cuckoo

Listed as Doc Watson – The Cuckoo (The Vanguard Years) · Watch on YouTube

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Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (feat. Merle Watson)

Listed as Doc Watson – Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (feat. Merle Watson) (Doc Watson On Stage) · Watch on YouTube

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If I Needed You

Listed as Doc Watson, Merle Watson – If I Needed You (Looking Better Every Beer) · Watch on YouTube

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Guitar Polka

Listed as Doc Watson, Merle Watson – Guitar Polka (Doc & Merle Watson's Guitar Album) · Watch on YouTube

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Daniel Prayed

Listed as Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley – Daniel Prayed (Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962) · Watch on YouTube

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Farther Along

Listed as Doc Watson – Farther Along (On Praying Ground) · Watch on YouTube

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Nothing To It (Instrumental)

Listed as Doc Watson – Nothing To It (Instrumental) (Southbound) · Watch on YouTube

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My Rough And Rowdy Ways

Listed as Doc Watson – My Rough And Rowdy Ways (The Essential Doc Watson) · Watch on YouTube

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Way Downtown

Listed as Doc Watson – Way Downtown (The Essential Doc Watson) · Watch on YouTube

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Riding That Midnight Train

Listed as Doc Watson – Riding That Midnight Train (Riding The Midnight Train) · Watch on YouTube

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Slidin' Delta

Listed as Doc Watson – Slidin' Delta (Americana Master Series: Best Of The Sugar Hill Years) · Watch on YouTube

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If I Were A Carpenter

Listed as Doc Watson, Richard Watson – If I Were A Carpenter (Third Generation Blues) · Watch on YouTube

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Crawdad Song

Listed as Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley – Crawdad Song (Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962) · Watch on YouTube

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Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia (Live)

Listed as Doc & Merle Watson – Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia (Live) (Bear's Sonic Journals: Never the Same Way Once (Live)) · Watch on YouTube

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Rising Sun Blues (feat. Merle Watson)

Listed as Doc Watson – Rising Sun Blues (feat. Merle Watson) (Doc Watson & Son) · Watch on YouTube

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Alabama Bound

Listed as Doc Watson – Alabama Bound (The Greatest Bluegrass Artists) · Watch on YouTube

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Bright Sunny South

Listed as Doc & Merle Watson – Bright Sunny South (The Definitive) · Watch on YouTube

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Black Mountain Rag

Listed as Doc Watson, Merle Watson – Black Mountain Rag (Black Mountain Rag) · Watch on YouTube

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When The Work's All Done This Fall (feat. Merle Watson)

Listed as Doc Watson – When The Work's All Done This Fall (feat. Merle Watson) (Doc Watson On Stage) · Watch on YouTube

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Little Sadie

Listed as Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley – Little Sadie (Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962) · Watch on YouTube

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The Wreck Of The 1262 (feat. Merle Watson)

Listed as Doc Watson – The Wreck Of The 1262 (feat. Merle Watson) (Doc Watson On Stage) · Watch on YouTube

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We'll Work 'Til Jesus Comes

Listed as Doc Watson – We'll Work 'Til Jesus Comes (On Praying Ground) · Watch on YouTube

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Watson Blues

Listed as Doc Watson, David Grisman – Watson Blues (Doc & Dawg) · Watch on YouTube

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Lonesome Banjo (feat. Merle Watson, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant)

Listed as Doc Watson, Merle Watson – Lonesome Banjo (feat. Merle Watson, Marty Stuart, T. Michael Coleman & Alan O'Bryant) (Home Sweet Home) · Watch on YouTube

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June Apple

Listed as Doc Watson – June Apple (Good Deal!) · Watch on YouTube

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Born About Six Thousand Years Ago

Listed as Doc Watson – Born About Six Thousand Years Ago (Doc Watson) · Watch on YouTube

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What this means

Last reviewed 2026-09-24.

Presence in a public research dataset shows that a clip of your recording was listed by academic or industry researchers as material for building or testing audio models. It does not by itself show which commercial products, if any, used the clip. The legal picture is moving. On 31 July 2026 the Regional Court of Munich I ruled in GEMA's case against Suno (case 42 O 763/25) that reproducing works for training, holding them in a model in retrievable form, and generating similar outputs can each infringe copyright under German and EU law; the judgment is not final and can be appealed. In the United States, Warner Music Group settled its claims against Suno on 25 November 2025 with a licensing deal, while the parallel claims by Universal and Sony were still pending at that point. Since then BMG (12 August 2026) and Believe/TuneCore (8 September 2026) have signed opt-in licensing deals with Suno.

What you can do

3 routes. None is a guarantee.

UK, PRS members. Send PRS for Music your report and ask what collective or licensing route covers your works.
- PRS for Music and Artificial Intelligence, Version 1 (October 2025), 2025-10-01
- PRS for Music: AI and music copyright, 2026-09-24
Germany, GEMA members. GEMA won a first-instance ruling against Suno on 31 July 2026 and has a licensing model. Ask how they apply to your repertoire.
- GEMA: Suno AI and OpenAI, GEMA sues for fair compensation, 2025-01-21
- DLA Piper: GEMA v Suno, Munich Regional Court judgment of 31 July 2026, 2026-08-28
- Music Business Worldwide: Germany's GEMA launches AI Charter, 2024-11-05
Signed to Warner, BMG or Believe/TuneCore. Each has an opt-in licensing deal with Suno. Ask your label what opting in or out means for you and whether any settlement money reaches artists.
- Music Business Worldwide: Warner Music Group settles with Suno, 2025-11-25
- Music Ally: Suno signs another music licensing deal, with BMG, 2026-08-12
- Music Business Worldwide: Suno inks global deal with Believe, 2026-09-08

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These pages report where identifiers from public research datasets point. Presence in a dataset is a fact about the dataset, not a claim about the channel or artist, and says nothing about what any company did with the material. If you are this artist and want this page removed, see removals.